2017 FC Cincinnati season

FC Cincinnati
2017 season
General Manager Jeff Berding
Head Coach Alan Koch
Stadium Nippert Stadium
USL Sixth, Eastern Conference
USL Playoffs Quarterfinals
U.S. Open Cup Semifinals
Top goalscorer League: Baye Djiby Fall (11)
All: Baye Djiby Fall (15)
Highest home attendance League: 30,417
(September 16 vs. New York)
All: 33,250
(August 15 vs. New York)
Lowest home attendance League: 15,244
(April 19 vs. Tampa Bay)
All: 6,519
(May 31 vs. Louisville City)
Average home league attendance League: 21,199
All: 21,696
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors

The 2017 FC Cincinnati season was the club's second season of existence, and their second in the United Soccer League (USL). It was FC Cincinnati's first season as a second-tier team in the U.S. soccer pyramid, as the United States Soccer Federation provisionally promoted the USL from Division III to Division II for the 2017 season. FC Cincinnati plays in the Eastern Division of USL.

The season is best remembered for FC Cincinnati's championship run in the U.S. Open Cup. They won matches against five teams, including Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire of MLS (the highest division of U.S. soccer), to advance to the semifinals, a feat not achieved by a lower-division team since 2009. Their run was also noted for setting many attendance records; their matches against the New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire were respectively the 2nd and 3rd highest-attended U.S. Open Cup matches ever, beaten only by the 2011 Final.[1] Their match against Chicago Fire aired on ESPN, marking the first time a match from the Round of 16 received a national television broadcast.[2]

Club

Coaching staff

Alan Koch became the club's head coach on February 17.
Yoann Damet was hired as assistant coach on March 28.
Position Staff
Head CoachSouth Africa Alan Koch
Assistant CoachFrance Yoann Damet
Goalkeeper CoachUnited States David Schureck
Scout/Youth Coordinator
Athletic TrainerUnited States Aaron Powell
Strength & ConditioningUnited States Ben Yauss
UC HealthUnited States Dr. Angelo Colosimo
United States Dr. Brian Grawe

The club announced on October 21, 2016 that assistant coach Ryan Martin would not be returning for the 2017 season.[3] On December 14, 2016, the club announced that Alan Koch, former head coach of the Whitecaps FC 2, would be taking Martin's place as an assistant coach, in addition to acting as the director of scouting and analytics.[4] On February 17, 2017, the club announced that head coach John Harkes was relieved of his coaching duties and replaced with Alan Koch. On March 28, 2017, Yoann Damet was added to the staff as assistant coach.[5]

Roster

FCC's starting eleven before a match

As of December 15, 2016, FC Cincinnati has confirmed the return of seventeen players from the 2016 roster, as well as the signing of one new player. Fifteen of these players were announced on November 14, and goalkeeper Mitch Hildebrandt was announced three days later.[6][7] On December 15, the return of Eric Stevenson and the new signing of Kadeem Dacres were announced.[8] The club held a public tryout with over eighty participants on December 18, 2016.[9] On January 6, 2017, the club announced the signings of Andy Craven, Marco Dominguez, and Aaron Walker (who was selected from the public tryout).[10] On February 6, 2017, the club announced they acquired striker, Victor Mansaray, on loan from Seattle Sounders FC.[11] On March 29, 2017, the club signed Justin Hoyte, a former defender for Premier League club Arsenal.[12] On May 10, 2017, the club traded forward Andy Craven to the OKC Energy FC for forward Danni König.[13] On May 15, 2017, the club announced the signing of defender Josu.[14]

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.[15]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Mitch Hildebrandt  United States
2 Defender Matt Bahner  United States
3 Defender Tyler Polak  United States
4 Defender Harrison Delbridge  Australia
5 Midfielder Aodhan Quinn  United States
6 Midfielder Kenney Walker  United States
7 Forward Kadeem Dacres  United States
8 Midfielder Paul Nicholson  England
9 Forward Djiby Fall  Senegal
11 Forward Danni König  Denmark
12 Midfielder Aaron Walker  United States
15 Defender Pat McMahon  United States
16 Forward Kyle Greig (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC)  United States
19 Midfielder Corben Bone  United States
20 Midfielder Jimmy McLaughlin  United States
21 Midfielder Marco Dominguez  Canada
22 Defender Austin Berry  United States
23 Forward Andrew Wiedeman  United States
26 Defender Garrett Halfhill  United States
27 Goalkeeper Dan Williams  United States
30 Goalkeeper Dallas Jaye  Guam
32 Defender Justin Hoyte  Trinidad and Tobago
51 Defender Sem de Wit  Netherlands
70 Forward Kevin Schindler  Germany
74 Defender Mélé Temguia  Germany
99 Defender Josu  Spain

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

USL

Results Table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Louisville City FC (C) 32 18 8 6 58 31 +27 62 Conference Playoffs
2 Charleston Battery 32 15 9 8 53 33 +20 54
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 14 11 7 50 35 +15 53
4 Rochester Rhinos 32 14 11 7 36 28 +8 53
5 Charlotte Independence 32 13 9 10 52 40 +12 48
6 FC Cincinnati 32 12 10 10 46 48 −2 46
7 New York Red Bulls II 32 13 5 14 57 60 −3 44
8 Bethlehem Steel FC 32 12 8 12 46 45 +1 44
9 Orlando City B 32 10 12 10 37 36 +1 42
10 Ottawa Fury 32 8 14 10 42 41 +1 38
11 Harrisburg City Islanders 32 10 7 15 28 47 −19 37
12 Saint Louis FC 32 9 9 14 35 48 −13 36
13 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 32 8 12 12 33 42 −9 36
14 Richmond Kickers 32 8 8 16 24 36 −12 32
15 Toronto FC II 32 6 7 19 27 54 −27 25
Source: 2017 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion.

U.S. Open Cup

USL Playoffs

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos. Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 GK United States Mitch Hildebrandt 20-323
2 DF United States Matt Bahner 19-322
3 DF United States Tyler Polak 16-218
4 DF Australia Harrison Delbridge 18-422
5 MF United States Aodhan Quinn 14-317
6 MF United States Kenney Walker 17-219
7 FW United States Kadeem Dacres 16-319
8 MF England Paul Nicholson 9-211
9 FW Senegal Baye Djiby Fall 15-318
10 MF United States Eric Stevenson 1-34
11 MF Denmark Danni König 13-316
13 FW Panama Cristian Martínez 1--1
14 MF Jamaica Omar Cummings 3--3
15 DF United States Pat McMahon 2-13
16 MF Northern Ireland Daryl Fordyce 9--9
16 FW United States Kyle Greig 7--7
19 DF United States Corben Bone 18-321
20 MF United States Jimmy McLaughlin 20-323
21 MF Canada Marco Dominguez 3-36
22 DF United States Austin Berry 19-322
23 FW United States Andrew Wiedeman 20-424
24 DF United States Derek Luke --11
26 DF United States Garrett Halfhill 2-13
30 GK Guam Dallas Jaye 1-12
32 DF Trinidad and Tobago Justin Hoyte 11-314
70 DF Germany Mélé Temguia 1--1
74 FW Germany Kevin Schindler 1--1
80 FW United States Victor Mansaray 10-111
99 FW United States Andy Craven 3--3
99 DF Spain Josu 7-18
  • Updated to matches played on August 1, 2017.[17]

Goals

Baye Djiby Fall (left) led FC Cincinnati in goal scoring in 2017.
No. Pos. Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
4 DF Australia Harrison Delbridge 2--2
5 MF United States Aodhan Quinn 2--2
9 FW Senegal Baye Djiby Fall 11-415
11 MF Denmark Danni König 8--8
16 FW United States Kyle Greig 1--1
19 DF United States Corben Bone --11
20 MF United States Jimmy McLaughlin 3--3
22 DF United States Austin Berry --11
23 FW United States Andrew Wiedeman 1--1
32 DF Trinidad and Tobago Justin Hoyte 1--1
  • Updated to matches played on August 17, 2017.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Goff, Steven (August 15, 2017). "Red Bulls use late rally to stun FC Cincinnati in U.S. Open Cup semifinal". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ McCauley, Kevin (June 29, 2017). "FC Cincinnati shows there is no limit to what American soccer can become". SBNation. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ Kimura, Fumi (October 21, 2016). "Ryan Martin to Pursue New Opportunities". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Kimura, Fumi (December 14, 2016). "Alan Koch Joins FC Cincinnati Staff". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ Kimura, Fumi (March 28, 2017). "Yoann Damet joins Coaching Staff as Assistant". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ Kimura, Fumi (November 14, 2016). "Key Players Under Contract For 2017". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ Kimura, Fumi (November 17, 2016). "FC Cincinnati Re-Signs Mitch Hildebrandt". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  8. ↑ Kimura, Fumi (December 15, 2016). "FCC Returns Stevenson, Signs Dacres". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ Switzer, D.J. (December 23, 2016). "2016 Open Tryout Recap". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  10. ↑ Kimura, Fumi (January 6, 2017). "Trio Added to 2017 FC Cincinnati Roster". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  11. ↑ Kimura, Fumi (February 6, 2017). "Top USL Under-20 Prospect Mansaray Joins FCC". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  12. ↑ Kimura, Fumi (March 29, 2017). "Former Premier League defender Justin Hoyte Joins FCC". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  13. ↑ Kimura, Fumi (May 10, 2017). "FC Cincinnati Adds König From OKC Energy FC". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  14. ↑ Kimura, Fumi (May 15, 2017). "FCC Adds Defender Josu". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  15. ↑ "2017 Roster". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  16. ↑ Kimura, Fumi (June 12, 2017). "Home Match Against Harrisburg Moved to 7/22". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  17. 1 2 "FC Cincinnati Players Stats". USL. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  • "United Soccer League Assignments". Professional Referee Organization. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
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